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Title:
AGITATOR CONSTRUCTION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002083329
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An agitator (10) includes a high strength, continuous metal axle (12), a pulley (16) held on one end of the metal axle (12) and a sleeve (14) of lightweight plastic material received over the axle (12). The agitator (10) is manufactured by molding a pulley body (16) onto an underlying metal support or D-nut (18), fitting an axle (12) into the pulley (16), molding a sleeve (14) around the axle (12) and securing a cleaning structure (22) on the sleeve (14).

Inventors:
RONEY JEFFREY T (US)
MUHLENKAMP ERIC E (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/011291
Publication Date:
April 10, 2003
Filing Date:
April 10, 2002
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CORP (US)
RONEY JEFFREY T (US)
MUHLENKAMP ERIC E (US)
International Classes:
A46B13/00; A47L9/04; (IPC1-7): A47L9/04; A46B13/02
Foreign References:
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US3737937A1973-06-12
US5003663A1991-04-02
US4173807A1979-11-13
US2372404A1945-03-27
US2037648A1936-04-14
US1495182A1924-05-27
US1422100A1922-07-11
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